Beware of Scams/Crimes/Frauds/Attacks

Cyberbullying includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, false, or mean content about someone else. It can also include sharing personal or private information about someone else causing embarrassment or humiliation. 

Many online games allow players to talk or IM with each other. Malicious individuals may: Gather sensitive information like passwords and credit card numbers by scamming children or hacking directly into their accounts. Engage in the online enticement of children by having sexual conversations, requesting sexual images.

Individuals with malicious intentions, aware of the unique vulnerability of children online, use livestreaming video to entice children to undress, expose themselves on camera, engage in sexual activity independently and with others, and engage in self-harming behaviors. Children may respond to viewers and divulge personal information.

A "digital arrest" is a form of online fraud where cybercriminals impersonate law enforcement officials or other authorities to falsely accuse individuals of crimes and demand money or personal information under the threat of legal action. They create a sense of urgency and fear by claiming the existence of a digital arrest warrant, often using video or phone calls.  

Change-of-banking-details scams, also known as "man-in-the-middle" attacks, involve fraudsters impersonating legitimate businesses to redirect payments to their own accounts. This is often done by compromising email accounts or intercepting conversations between payers and payees.  

Job seekers are initially promised lucrative opportunities in Thailand, Dubai, and Bangkok, but once they arrive, they were transported to scam centers and coerced into cyber fraud. 

Debit and credit card scams involve unauthorized use of your payment card information to make purchases or withdraw funds. Common scams include skimming, phishing, card theft, card not present (CNP) fraud, counterfeit cards, and online fraud. 

Scammers trick cryptocurrency investors through fake websites, apps and phishing attacks. They may target crypto wallet's credentials stealing.  Another way is, the site / app may allow you to withdraw a small amount of money. As your investments seem to perform well, you might invest more money in the site. However, when you subsequently want to withdraw your money, the site  / app either shuts down or declines the request. 

A ransomware attack is a type of cyberattack where a malicious actor encrypts a victim's data, making it inaccessible, and demands a ransom payment in exchange for the decryption key. The attacker usually uses a difficult-to-trace digital currency like Bitcoin to facilitate the ransom payment.